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News By Jason Nieva 02/19/19 Email Facebook Twitter Reddit Eight teams are ready to slug it out in the upcoming Dota 2 MDL Macau 2019 tournament. This will be the second tournament to carry the name and offers a total prize pool of $300,000. Unlike the first time the MDL Macau was held, this year’s tournament will not offer any Dota Pro Circuit points. Matches begin on February 20, with the finals scheduled for February 24.Of the eight teams in contention, six received direct invites: Evil Geniuses, Newbee, Team Liquid, Virtus.pro, Vici Gaming and EHOME. Invictus Gaming and Royal Never Give Up both earned spots from the China Qualifier. PSG.LGD originally received a direct invite, but had to be replaced by Newbee due to medical issues being faced by one of its members.One slot was reserved for the Dota 2 Professional League Season 6 winner. This was won by Vici Gaming who received a direct invite anyway, thus the slot went to … [Read more...] about Vici Gaming, Evil Geniuses And 6 Other Teams Gear Up for MDL Macau 2019

The Chinese government on Monday unveiled its “Greater Bay Area” project to unite the semi-autonomous cities of Hong Kong and Macau with nine mainland cities into a tech and financial hub on par with Silicon Valley, its collective economy worth over $1.5 trillion. More precisely, Monday’s news was a tease: an announcement that an announcement is imminent, with a detailed blueprint to be revealed over the weeks to come. Officials in Beijing approved a rough outline of the project last month and Beijing has contemplated the general idea for three years. The Greater Bay Area is scheduled for completion over the course of the next 15 years, beginning with an effort to make business travel easier between Hong Kong, Macau, and the mainland cities. The massive bridge between Hong Kong and Macau, and the controversial new rail line from Hong Guang to Guangzhou, that were completed last summer were high-profile first steps toward creating the desired travel infrastructure. The … [Read more...] about China Unveils Plan Uniting Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland to Rival Silicon Valley

Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By David Tweed and Yinan Zhao Bloomberg News February 19, 2019 HONG KONG — China’s State Council unveiled a sweeping plan to link Hong Kong and Macau with cities in southern China to create a so-called Greater Bay Area, aiming to make it a high-tech megalopolis to rival California’s Silicon Valley.The plan, issued by the Xinhua News Agency late Monday, said the government will seek to turn the area into a leading global innovation hub, boost infrastructure connectivity between cities, and strengthen Hong Kong’s role as an international center of finance, shipping and trade as well as the center for the offshore yuan business.The Greater Bay Area is challenged by diverging social, legal, and customs systems, which have impeded the free flow of resources, according to an outline of the plan. A comprehensive blueprint can “add new impetus … [Read more...] about China plans to tie Hong Kong, Macau closer to mainland in bid to challenge Silicon Valley

Jan 04, 5:59 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Opinion By William Vlcek 01/04/19 AT 2:13 AM Macau is China’s answer to Las Vegas. But the former Portuguese colony has long surpassed the City of Lights as the world’s casino capital, with revenue from gambling receipts exceeding the entire state of Nevada back in 2010. As well as drawing in the punters, it has the glittering architecture to match.The story of Macau is one of globalisation and the rise of China. It is a globalisation story because of the role played by foreign multinational casino companies. And it is a story of the rise of China because it has been the economic prosperity of its citizens that has allowed them in great numbers to travel, see the world and gamble.Macau returned to Chinese rule in 1999 as a special administrative region, which means it has different laws to the mainland. It is the only part of Greater China (which … [Read more...] about How Macau Became The World’s Casino Capital

MACAU -- Teenage driver Sophia Floersch was set to undergo surgery Monday for a spinal fracture after a spectacular airborne crash in the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix. The 17-year-old German tweeted Sunday: "Just wanted to let everybody know that I am fine but will be going into surgery tomorrow (Monday) morning ... Update soon." Floersch has a spinal fracture, according to a medical report released by her team, the Netherlands-based Van Amersfoort Racing. "The whole world saw what happened and we can only thank God that SophiaFloersch escaped with relatively light injuries," Van Amersfoort Racing tweeted. "Our thoughts go also to the other people involved and we wish them a speedy recovery." Video footage showed Floersch appearing to clip Japanese driver Sho Tsuboi's car while hurtling off the track at high speed on a tight right-hand bend. Floersch's car then went through a catch fence, hit a structure on the perimeter and dropped to the ground with safety officials immediately on the … [Read more...] about German teen Formula 3 racer Sophia Floersch fractures spine in Macau Grand Prix crash